New food products – June 2010

Cargill’s has made a breakthrough in dark cocoa powder taste with the introduction of its DB82 10–12% Gerkens cocoa powder.

US company Genesis Today has introduced a dark chocolate chilled dessert with acai. The dessert is made with non-​fat milk and delivers 3g protein and 3g fibre per serving. A pack of four 100g pots retails at around $2.50.

Nippon Milk in Japan has recently launched a range of ‘natural’ chilled dairy desserts developed by housewife chef Harumi Kurihara. The desserts are targeted at affluent women in their 20s to 50s, and an 85g pot retails at around ¥100.

Yakult has relaunched and extended its Shes brand of yogurt targeted at women. Shes is available in a peach flavour, priced at ¥105 for a 90g pot.

Siggi’s has introduced what it describes as Icelandic-​style skyr, strained non-​fat yogurt, in an acai variety. The product carries a premium price over regular yogurt, selling at $2.69 for a 170g pot.

Sojasun Pocket is a shelf-​stable, soy-​based dessert sweetened with cane sugar, in chocolate and vanilla varieties. A pack of 6x 65ml desserts retails at €2.30.

Elivae Prebiotic Yoghurt is packaged in a 1,050g tub that features tick marks on the side indicating a total of seven daily servings of 150g per pack. The yogurt is pre– and probiotic and promotes its healthiness under the line ‘Inner bliss, outer spark’.

Tine in Norway is marketing YT yogurt, said to provide natural, long-​lasting energy. It’s available in strawberry & cranberry, wild berry, and pear & banana varieties, priced at Nkr 15.90 a pot.